The 6th International Conference on Clinical and Engineering Frontiers in Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; May 9-11, 2019

该奖项为来自代表性不足的团体和12名学生和年轻研究人员的两名受邀演讲者的旅行提供支持，参加将于2019年5月9日至11日在宾夕法尼亚州费城举行的第六届儿科和先天性心脏病临床和工程前沿国际会议。 会议将汇集全球领先的先天性心脏病的临床和工程研究沿着与下一代的研究人员需要解决这一重要的挑战。 会议将重点宣传当前最先进的基础工程和科学的进展，影响对先天性心脏病的病理生理学和治疗的理解。 此外，还将花费大量时间来确定需要在工程方面取得新进展的知识差距，以便在未来开发解决方案。 我们也鼓励来自该地区的工程和医学学生参加，以便更好地了解工程师和临床医生如何通过基础工程和临床科学的进步共同应对这些挑战。本次会议将汇集临床和基础研究人员，交流知识，并确定未来研究的关键目标领域。 奖励资金将用于支持年轻的研究人员和学生，他们将能够向该领域的领导者展示他们的研究。 这将支持这些人的专业发展和职业发展。 此外，该奖项将支持两个代表性不足的助理教授提出邀请会谈。 这些人，谁是在该领域的发展领导者，将作为导师和榜样，以其他个人从代表性不足的团体。这个奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并已被认为是值得通过评估使用基金会的智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准的支持。

This award provides support for the travel of two invited speakers from underrepresented groups and twelve students and young investigators to attend the 6th International Conference on Clinical and Engineering Frontiers in Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease, to be held in Philadelphia, PA, from May 9-11, 2019. The meeting will bring together global leaders in both the clinical and engineering study of congenital heart disease along with the next generation of researchers needed to address this important challenge. The conference will focus on disseminating the current state of the art with respect to advances in fundamental engineering and science that impact the understanding of both the pathophysiology and treatment of congenital heart disease. In addition, significant time will be spent identifying the gaps in knowledge that require new advancements in engineering in order to develop solutions in the future. Engineering and medical students from the region will also be encouraged to attend in order to better understand how engineers and clinicians can work together to address these challenges through advances in both fundamental engineering and clinical science.This conference will bring together clinical and fundamental researchers to exchange knowledge and identify areas that are key targets for future research. Award funds will be used to support young investigators and students who will be able to present their research to an audience of leaders in the field. This will support the professional development and career advancement of these individuals. In addition, the award will support two underrepresented assistant professors to present invited talks. These individuals, who are developing leaders in the field, will serve as mentors and role models to other individuals from underrepresented groups.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.